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BOARDMAN, ELISHA, fifth child of Timothy, born June 11, 1760, m. Mary Wright, May 29, 1783. He was many years Post Master of Wethersfield ; removed and died at N. Haven; children :
1. Horace Wright, b. June 13, 1784, d. Feb. 16, 1792. .
2. Laura, b. Oct. 31, 1787; resides in New Haven, single.
3. Mary Wright, b. Jan. 26, 1794, d. Aug. 10, 1813.
4. Eliza, b. Aug. 13, 1797, m. Dr. John H. Kain Aug., 1819. Mrs. Kain d. Jan. 2, 1846. Dr. Kain d. March, 4, 1849, leaving a daughter, Mary L., wife of Professor John Brocklesby, of Hartford, and a son Wm. Claiborne. Settled in Knoxville, Tennessee.
5. Emmeline Francis, b. June 12, 1799, m. C. J. Boardman, Rutland, Vt.
Mr. Elisha Boardman the father, d. Dec. 28, 1838, aged 78 y'rs. Mrs. Mary Boardman his wife, d. Jan. 31, 1817.
BOARDMAN, MARY, sixth child of Timothy 2d, b. April 29, 1762, m. Ebenezer Frothingham, Jan. 16, 1790, of Middletown. She d. May 25, 1790. He was killed in Oct., 1790, while in the wilderness with Gen. Harmar, in Ohio. He removed to Marietta, Ohio, after he married.
BOARDMAN, ELIZABETH, b. April 17, 1764, d. in Hartford. Oct. 28, 1828, 7th child of Timothy, aged 64 years, single.
BOARDMAN, JOSEPH, of Middletown, 8th child of Timothy, b. Oct. 13, 1769, m. Anna Meigs Sept. 26, 1798; issue :
1. Giles M., b. Aug. 5, 1799, m. Emeline J. Newton, Nov 9. 1830. Had no issue.
2. Joseph Dixwell, b. Feb. 1, 1802, d. June 1836.
3. Timothy, b. June 2, 1804, d. June 17, 1804.
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4. Sarah Ann, b. Sept. 19, 1806, m. Rev. Edward R. Tyler, July 10, 1830. She lives in New Haven.
5. Abigail Dobson, b. April 11, 1808, d. Nov. 16, 1826, single.
6. Elizabeth Goodwin, b. May 1, 1810, m. Geo. W. Whittlesey, June 25, 1840. Lives in New Milford.
7. Henry Elisha, b. Dec. 26, 1813. Lives in Middletown.
Mr. Joseph Boardman the father, d. Sept. 26, 1846, aged 77. Mrs. Anna Boardman, his wife, d. Dec. 12, 1826, aged 47.
BOARDMAN, SARAH, 9th child of Timothy, b. April 30, 1770, m. Rev. Joseph Washborn, Aug. 18, 1795. Settled in Farmington ; children, Maria Sally, b-m. Sam'l Tinker ; 2d, m. Rev. Ho- ratio Brinsmade, of Newark, New Jersey. Joseph, b. - d. young. Horace Boardman, b. - -m. Miss. Munger-lives in New York. Eliza, b. - d. at Norfolk, Virginia, unmarried. Rev. J. Washborn d. at sea, Dec. 25, 1805. His widow afterwards m. Elijah Porter. She d. July 2, 1847, in N. Y., aged 77 years.
BOARDMAN, WILLIAM, 10th child of Timothy, b. June 27, 1773, m. Mary Orsborn, Sept. 14, 1799 ; issue :
1. Wm. Augustine, b. June 15, 1800 ; m. Eloisa Stannard, in May, 1824; d. at Apalachicola, March 4, 1837.
2. Horace E., b. Jan. 1, 1804-unmarried.
3. Mary, b. Aug. 20, 1805 ; m. Sam'l W. Griswold, Sept. 19, 1833; she lives in Middletown.
4. Caroline, b. Dec. 9, 1806, d. Sept. 23, 1815.
5. Timothy, b. Nov. 24, 1808; m. June, 1833, to Julia Stratton. Lives in Berlin.
6 .. Charles, b. Jan. 25, 1812. Lives in Middletown, single.
BOARDMAN, DANIEL, son of Timothy, b. 1729; m. Sarah Foot, of Wethersfield, 1753; settled in Pittsfield, (now Dalton, Mass.) Second wife, name unknown. Third wife Miss Scott ; children, viz.,
1. Anna, m. Mr. Wing, of Hinsdale, Mass.
2. Olive, m. Mr. Donaghue. Settled at Crown Point, New York.
3. Daniel, m. Miss Olds, of Dalton, Mass.
4. Israel, no account of him.
5. Charles, m. Betsey Chamberlain, of Dalton ; d. in 1812.
6. Polly, m. Nathan Hibbard, of Pompey, New York.
7. Sarah, m. Aaron Cooley, of Pittsfield, Mass.
Daniel Boardman, the father, d. at Dalton, March 24, 1812, aged 83. Mrs Boardman his widow, d. April 25, 1827, aged 86.
BOARDMAN, DANIEL, 3d child of Daniel, lived in Dalton, Mass., m. Miss Olds, of Dalton-had six sons and seven daughters. He d. April 25, 1834, aged 65.
Mrs. Boardman, d. Sept. 11, 1846, aged 68.
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BOARDMAN, REV. WILLIAM J., eldest child of the above Daniel, married Miss Hawks of Goshen, Mass .; settled in North Haven, Conn., over the church formerly Doct. Trumbull's-after- wards over the Congregational Church in Northford, where he d. Oct. 1, 1849, aged about 55.
BOARDMAN, JOHN, 5th child of Timothy Ist, b. in Wethers- field, 1730-settled in Jericho, now Hancock, Mass .- then removed to Stephentown, New York, after which he lived with his son John in Rensellerville, New York, where he d. April 26, 1817, aged 87. He had three sons named Timothy, John and Silas-a daughter who m. Ichabod Buck-settled in the State of Pensylvania, and had a family of ten children, viz.,
1. Timothy, son of John, settled in Westerloo, Albany County, New York. Had one son John, and eight daughters, who all m. and left children, but one. Timothy the father, d. Oct. 21, 1823, aged 62 years.
2. John, son of last Timothy, settled in Rensellersville, New York-had three sons, viz., John, William D., and Calvin E., and six daughters, five of whom are still living. John the father, d. Oct. 24, 1848, aged 82 years and 7 months. John his son lives in Rensellerville-has two sons and no daughters. Wm. D. lives in Coxsackie, New York-has two sons and two daughters. Calvin E., lives in Cairo, Green County, New York-had an only son. The mother of the above is yet living, over 70 years old.
3. Silas, son of John, settled in Westerloo, Albany County, New York-had three sons, viz., John, Silas and Electus, and six daughters, all living in and about Rochester.
Silas, the father, d. Aug. 7, 1823, aged 56. His widow d. and was buried, June 10, 1851.
BOARDMAN, SETH, son of Timothy, Sen, b. 1742, m. Miss Fosdick, of Wethersfield ; d. Feb. 25, 1831, aged 89 years, child- ren ; Seth, Simeon and Mary Ann. Seth lived in Attica, in 1809, and in Canandaigua, in 1811. Mary Ann m. in Canandaigua. Another daughter m. C. V. Boughton, of East Bloomfield, N. York ; and another, Mr. Mckinsey, of the same place. One son went to Sandusky.
BOARDMAN, JOSHUA, of Mass., 10th child of Daniel, Sen., b. Nov. 18, 1702, in Wethersfield ; d. in Sandisfield, Mass, April 28, 1772, aged 70 years. Supposed to be the father of Mrs. Han- nah Higby, who d. July 2, 1800, aged 72 years ; also Rev. Ben- jamin Boardman, b. 1732, and Elizur Boardman, b. 1737, at Sandis- field, d. June 6, 1790, aged 53 years, who had three children, viz., Edward, b. Dec. 8, 1778; Jeduthan, b. 1781, d. Aug. 13, 1829, 48th year of his age. Dennis went to Canada.
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Edward had a son Lyman, b. April 17, 1803, living in Sandis- field, who had five children.
* BOARDMAN, REV. BENJAMIN, son of Joshua, gave his es- tate in Hartford, to his nephew, Jeduthan, who afterwards was known by the name of Benjamin J. Boardman. Jeduthan d. suddenly, Aug. 13, 1829, in the 48th year of his age.
* Rev. Benjamin, son of Joshua, b. 1732, at Sandisfield, Mass. Graduated at Yale College, 1758 .- Tutor in Yale College, 1760 .- Settled in Middle Haddam, Conn., Jan. 5, 1762-dismissed, 1783 .- Installed over the South Congregational Church, Hartford, May 5, 1784-was Chaplain in the American army, at Roxbury, Mass., in the war of the Revolution. He was called the great gun of the gospel at Hartford.
* Rev. Benjamin Borman, of Hartford, will dated Dec. 14, 1801. He died Feb. 8, 1802, aged 71 .. He gave his wife Anna the use of all his estate, real and personal, during her natural life and widowhood. After her decease, he gave the remainder to his nephew, Benjamin J. Board- man, who lived with him, and to his heirs forever. His two servants, Sterling and Tom, lie manumitted and made free, after the decease of himself and his wife. He ordered his Ex'rs to pay Sterling for his fidelity in his service $33, and to Tom $5.00. He appointed Tho's Y. Sey- mour, Esq., and Benjamin J. Boardman, his ex'rs. By a Codicil to his will, dated Jan. 9, 1802, he gave his wife $500 dollars in cash forever. He also provided that his servant, Sterling, who was aged and infirm, should remain in his dwelling-house during his life, as a reward for his fidelity. Inventory, dated March 12, 1802, being $8,130.
* Rev. B. Boardman had no children. When Benjamin his nephew was a boy ten or twelve years of age, Mr. Boardman gave him ten dollars in money. About two years after he en- quired of the boy what he liad done with the money lie gave him. He replied, he had pur- chased sheep, and the sheep were then worth $25. He replied to the boy, you will do to have property, and I will give you all mine if you will call your name Benjamin, and come and live with me. The result is in his will.
* The following was copied from his monument in the Center Church Yard, Hartford, viz., Sacred to the memory of the Rev. Benjamin Boardman, formerly, Pastor of the church in Middle Haddam, and the late Pastor of the South Church in this town. He died, February 8th, A. D. 1802, in the 71st year of his age.
The grave of Anna, Relick of Rev. Benjamin Boardman, and formerly Relick of Rev. Stephen Hosmer, of East Haddam, who died, Dec. 9, 1809, aged 92.
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BORDMAN, CORNET JOSEPH, b. 1695, son of Samuel, Jr., and grandson of Samuel, Sen., of Wethersfield, d. Jan. 19, 1771, aged 76 years ; his wife Mary d. April 30, 1769, aged 76 years. They had children, viz.,
1. Mary, b. March 3, 1726, who m. Hezekiah Wells.
2. Sarah, b. Feb. 4, 1730, who m. John Robbins.
3. Eunice, b. Nov. 11, 1733, who m. Hosea Harris.
4. Hannah, b. April 20, 1736, who m. David Goodrich; has descendants in Stockbridge, Mass.
5. Levi, b. May 6, 1739, who m. Esther Boardman.
He d. March 22, 1782, aged 43 years. Esther his widow after- wards m. William Warner, Nov. 11, 1784, and d. Sept. 1, 1797, aged 54 years.
6. Rhoda, b. April 29, 1742, who m. Francis Hanmer.
7. Samuel, b. Dec. 4, 1744, who m. Naomi Butler.
8. Abigail, b. May 7, 1748, who m. Joseph Butler, and has descendants in Pittsfield, Mass.
BOARDMAN, LEVI, son of Joseph, m. Esther Bordman, April 23, 1761, had children, viz., Joseph, b. March 5, 1763, and d. Oct. 4, 1775 ; Levi, b. Jan. 30, 1765, m. Elizabeth Warner, and d. May 20, 1808, aged 43 years ; Elizabeth his widow, b. Nov. 22, 1773, and lives in Sheffield, Mass., with her son. Sarah, b. Dec. 21, 1766, and d. Feb. 7, 1768 ; Simeon, b. Nov. 9, 1770, and d. July 25, 1775 ; Joseph Simeon, b. May 3, 1780-he d. by shipwreck, hav- ing been driven ashore on Long Island, during a severe storm when all on board were lost, during the night of Nov. 13, 1827.
BORDMAN, SAMUEL, (son of Joseph,) m. Naomi Butler, and had issue, Samuel, d. at sea, aged 18 years ; Anna, b. June - m. Joseph Talcott, and resides in Madison, New York, and has child- ren ; Butler, d. at sea, aged 25; Abigail, b. Oct. 1, 1785, m. Rich- ard Deming, and has children ; Julia, b. July 31, 1787, now unmar- ried; Eunice, b. May, 1790, m. Chauncey Deming, and lived at Wethersfield, had children, and d. 1844; Sally, b. June, 1792, m. David Warren, had children, resides in E. Hartford.
BOARDMAN, JOSEPH SIMEON, son of Levi, m. Lucinda Canfield, of Salisbury, Conn., and had children, viz.,
1. William, b. Feb. 25, 1805, m. Mary Francis, reside in Wethersfield and have children.
2. Hannah, b. April 2, 1807, m. Mason Holmes, and afterwards John A. Clarke, both of Chester, Conn., and have children.
3. Joseph Canfield, b. May 4, 1813, is a Physician, and resides at Trenton, New Jersey.
4. Lucinda Maria, b. Jan. 3, 1820, m. John Daniels, of Chester, and now of Brooklyn, New York, and have children, Lucinda, d. March, 1850, aged 64 years®
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BOARDMAN, LEVI, son of Levi, m. Eliz'th Warner 1790, had children, viz.,
1. Henry, b. Jan. 2, 1791, d. Nov. 26, 1822.
2. William, b. Aug. 15, 1792, lives in Sheffield, Mass. Both
3. Levi, b. July 28, 1795, lives in Sheffield, Mass. have children.
Since 1740, or about that time, the name of Boardman came into the town of Preston, Conn., (tradition says from Wales.) He ap- pears to have m. and had a son whose wife was Mary, by whom he had four children, viz., John, Jonas, Elijah, and Mary, and the fath- er died and left Mary his widow. Benj'n Coit, who m. Abigail Bill- ings in 1753, she having d. Jan. 27, 1760, Mr. Coit m. this widow, Mary Boardman, for his second wife May 28, 1760, and had four sons and three daughters by the 2d marriage. John Boardman above b. at Preston, removed from Preston, Conn., to Troy, N. Y., when that flourishing city was in its infancy, 1793, and became one of its founders ; he d. there in June 4, 1813 ; he m. Clarinda Starbuck, a native of Nantucket, in 1800, and had children, viz., Wm. Coit Boardman, (Troy, N. Y.) m. Rosina L. Cox, of Washington, D. C .; Caroline Francis, d. early ; Christopher Columbus, (now dead, ) m. Clara Francis Guillod of London. He removed from Troy to N. York City, and d. in 1838, and left Clara Frances an only child, who yet survives. Henry Augustus, a clergyman in the city of Phil- adelphia, pastor of the 10th Congregational Church ; he m. Eliza Beach Jones, of Charleston, S. C., and has five children now living ; Mary Ann, resides in Troy, New York ; Clarinda the mother d. March 2, 1846, in her old age.
BOARDMAN, JONAS, a brother of John and Elijah, I have no account of, only that he m. and had children, and moved to Nor- wich, Vt. Jonas deceased many years since, and left a large family.
BOARDMAN, ELIJAH, was b. at Preston, Sept. 25, 1753 ; m. first Miss Coit, and had children, viz.,
1. Fanny, who m. Mr. Abel, and had several children.
2. Mary, who m. Mr. Page. His wife d. and he m. for his 2d wife Sabrina Crocker, of Andover, Sept. 29, 1788, and had issue ; 3. Elijah Henry, b. July 12, 1789; 4. John, b. March 12, 1791; 5. Eliza Crocker, b. Aug. 22, 1792, at Bennington, Vt .; 6. Wm. Coit, b. Oct. 22, 1794, d. Feb. 7, 1817 ; 7. Clarinda, b. and d. young ; Elijah removed either from Preston, or Andover, Conn., to Bennington, Vermont, and from thence to Whitesborough, New York.
BOARDMAN, ELIZA, C., b. 1793, daughter of Elijah, m. Mr. L. Clerc, A. M., a French gentleman who returned with Mr. T. H. Gal- laudet from France, and with him became one of the founders and teachers of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, at Hartford, Ct., where he has spent his life in that most useful employment, learning the dumb to
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talk, and the deaf to hear ; being a mute himself, and his intelligent and amiable wife also. They have children, viz.,
1. Elizabeth, m. George W. Beers, son of Hon. S. P. Beers, of Litchfield ; had two children.
2. Helen, d. young.
3. Francis, m. Jerusha S. Perry, Clergyman at St. Louis, Mo.
4. Charles, unmarried.
5. John, died young.
6. Sarah, m. Hon. Henry C. Deming, Counselor at Law, Hartford ; has two children.
BOARDMAN, WILLIAM C., a brother of Rev. Henry Augustus Boardman, of Philadelphia, now lives in Troy, New York. He m. Miss Rosina Lausdale Cox, of Meridian Hill, in the District of Co- lumbia, and has a son Henry Lausdale.
BOARDMAN, JOHN, son of Col. Elijah, of Whitesborough, re- moved to Huntsville, Ala., and d. in Miss., about 1844, aged 44 years.
BOARDMAN, ELIJAH H., son of Col. Elijah, also removed to Huntsville, and d. in Miss., 7 years since. About 1845, he m. Lucretia Miller, of Utica, N. Y., and had a daughter Caroline, who now lives with her mother in New York.
BOARDMAN, MARY, daughter of Col. Elijah, m. Rev. Mr. Pomeroy, of Northington, Mass., and d. without issue.
BOARDMAN, JOHN, - brother of Col. Elijah, removed first from Preston, Conn., to Lansingburgh, N. Y., about 1789 or '90, and from thence to Troy, in 1793, and was of the firm of Boardman and Hillhouse, and Boardman and Morgan, and became one of the leading and influential citizens, and one of the largest and most for- tunate and successful merchants in Troy. It will be noticed that the first of this name at Preston, d. there as early as 1760, and that Mary his widow, m. Benjamin Coit for her 2d husband, and Mr. Coit's 2d wife, May 28, 1760, so that her four children by her first marriage, viz., Jonas, John, Elijah and Mary, were all b. before 1760, and her first son Henry Coit, by her 2d marriage was born in 1761. The Preston family have proved a fortunate and respectable family. There appear to have been in Conn., four distinct families. Mr. Samuel Borman, of Wethersfield, who was the first ; William Boreman, of Guilford ; Capt. Israel Boardman, of Stamford ; and the one who came to Preston, who wrote liis name Bordman. I find no record evidence that these four first families were relatives. I give this imperfect sketch of this branch of the Conn't Boardmans, for want of time to explain farther. One family of descendants of this stock, now reside in the town of Griswold.
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BOWEN, JOSIAH, of Wethersfield, m. Susannah, daughter of Wm. Clark, Nov. 9, 1694. HIc was lost at sea in a storm, in the autumn of 1703.
BOWEN, THOMAS, was made free at Hartford, May, 1658. Thomas Borne, of Middletown, d. 1711.
BOURN, HENRY, of Barnstable, Mass., 1640.
BOON or BOEN, DANIEL, d. at Wethersfield, 1693. He ap- pears to have been interested in the vessel " Sca Flower," of South- old, L. I., £139, 6s. 8d. ; also an interest in the "Sloop Adventure," and gave his estate to Terza Hubbard, of Southold, L. I. It is sup- posed these are all of the same name, but differ in the spelling upon records.
BOARN, JOHN, of Middletown, m. Hannah Bacon, Oct. 1677; children, Ann, b. Feb. 3, 1680 ; John, b. Jan. 1, 1681-2, d. 1704 ; Tho's, b. Jan. 23, 1685 ; Joseph, b. Feb. 17, 1687; Frances, daugh- ter, b. Feb. 16, 1692 ; Nathan, b. Feb. 1, 1689.
Sarah Bowin, of Wethersfield, m. Zachariah Bunce, or Bunge, June 13, 1753, and had a daughter Sarah, b. March 8, 1755; W'm, b. 1757, James in 1760 ; Richard, 1766, and Simeon, 1768.
Joseph, son of John Boarn, m. Eliz'th, daughter of John and Eliz- abeth Martin, Dec. 2, 1710, and had issue, John, b. Sept. 16, 1711; Eliz'th, b. April 7, 1713 ; Joseph, the father, d. March 3, 1713-14.
John Boarn the first, was first at Wethersfield, but is found at Mid- dletown a few years after its first settlement.
BOURNE, NEHEMIAH, freeman in Mass, 1641.
BOWEN, GRIFFIN, freeman Mass., 1639.
Bowen has six coats of arms.
BOURN, EBENEZER, of Marshfield, Mass., son of Thomas, d. there, Sept. 20, 1723. Several of this name have lived and d. at Marshfield.
BOWEN, HENRY, Roxbury, Mass., free 1689.
Bowen has been a good name in Rhode Island.
BOWEN, HENRY and JOHN, of Roxbury, Mass., were origi nal signers for settling the town of Woodstock, Ct., in 1683.
Henry Bowen, Jonathan Smithers, John Frissel, Mathew Davis, Nathaniel Gary, Tho's Bacon, John Marcy, Peter Aspenwall, Ben- jamin Griggs, Geo. Griggs, John Lord and Ebenezer Morriss, were the thirteen first settlers of Woodstock, from Roxbury, Mass., in April, 1686. John and Henry Bowen both signed the agreement to move and settle Woodstock, in 1683. Henry Bowen d. at Wood- stock, in the 90th year of his age, March 13, 1723-4. Bourn Gco.,
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of Windham, 1740; his wife Elizabeth d. there, Feb. 6, 1742, and his son Benjamin d., Jan. 14, 1742.
Farmer mentions Garrett Bourne, Boston, about 1640, and had a son John b. there, 1643. Henry Scituate, 1637, removed to Barnsta- ble ; John, Salem, 1637; Nehemiah, Boston, freeman 1641; mem- ber of the ar. co., 1638-a shipwright ; Richard, of Lynn, 1637. He notices Bowen Griffith, Boston, freeman 1639. Bowinge Thom- as, Marblehead, 1648-perhaps three distinct families and names.
BOCKER, WILLIAM, at Hartford, 1640.
BODGE, EDWARD, letters of Administration granted on his Estate to Geo. Smith, and W. Adams, Aug., 1784, Hartford. Wm. Bodge, of Portsmouth, b. 1787.
BODINGTON, WALTER, (Budington,) of Groton, Ct., d. there in 1689. There was also his nephew Walter, Jr., administrator of his estate. This name now is, and for many years has been in New Haven County, and is now called Budington.
Capt. Samuel Buddington, of Stratford, Ct., at a late period. Rev. William I. Budington, Charlestown, Mass. 1
BOLGWAY, FRANCHWAY, a French boy, in whom Edward Turner had an interest, which interest the Gen'l Court allowed Tur- ner in 1667, to transfer for twelve years to any person in the Conn. Colony, if approved by two assistants.
BOWLES, JOHN, is the first of the name found in this country ; the exact time he came is not found ; he with his wife Dorothy, were admitted to the church in Roxbury, in 1640, probably soon after they went to Roxbury. He had much to do with the free school at Rox- bury, and one of its founders. The family refer back in England, to the 14th century, to find their ancestors, to Swineshead and Hough, in Lincolnshire, and to Oldfield Bowles, of North Aston, who m. Gertrude, daughter of Sir Richard Bamfylde, in 1768, for his Ist wife, and a daughter of Sir Ab'm Elton, Bart. of Cleardon Court Somerset, for his 2d wife, &c. This may be so, and John Bowles, of Roxbury, a descendant of the same family. He proved one of the best early settlers in Mass., as have many of his descendants since. He appears to have had no children by his wife Dorothy, she d. in 1649, and he soon after m. Eliz'th Heath, and had issue, Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1651; Isaac, b. 1652; John, b. June, 1653 ; and Mary, 1655 ; his 2d wife d. in 1665. John Bowles of the 5th generation, from John, Sen., of Roxbury, son of Joshua and Mary, removed to Hartford, Conn., where he was a baker ; he d. and left a family at Hartford.
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BOWLES, SAMUEL, son of Joshua, and brother of John, who was the great-grandson of John and Dorothy Bowles, the first of the name at Roxbury, Mass., was b. Aug. 4, 1762 ; Samuel learned his trade of Pewterer, in Boston, where he m. Sarah Harris. About 1785, he removed to Providence, R. I., and about 1790, removed with his wife and two children, to Hartford, Conn., and continued his trade for a few years, and then kept a store in Burr Street, where he resided ; he died on the east side of Burr Street, March 31, 1813. Samuel and Sarah's children, were Samuel, b. 1786, d. young ; Ralph H., b. 1787, d. at Hartford, July 2, 1828; 2d Samuel, b. 1788, d. young ; John, b. June, 1789, moved to Mass. ; Sarah H., b. March 27, 1792, d. at 18 years ; 3d Samuel, b. 1793, also d. an infant ; Josiah H., b. 1796 ; 4th Samuel, b. June 8, 1797, and Adelia, b. Dec. 13, 1800, where she now resides ; Samuel, the 8th son, and 4th Samuel of Samuel, was a gentleman of talents, and for several years edited a political paper at Hartford, but a few years since he removed his family to Springfield, Mass., where he again became an editor of his own political newspaper successfully, and died at Springfield, in 1851, highly respected by his acquaintance. John Bowles, the son of Joshua, b. at Boston or Roxbury, in 1759, settled at Hartford before his brother Samuel, and died at Hartford, Sept. 24, 1808. He left children ; his daughter Diedama, m. 1st Bolles, 2d Philemon Canfield, Esq., and resides in Hartford, also Joseph A. Bowles, of Newark, N. J., and others. Rev. Ralph Bowles, nephew of Samuel deceased, of Spring'd, is yet of Hartford. The Bowleses of Hartford, are descendants of John Bowles, Sen., of Roxbury, Mass., in all cases where the name is spelt with w, and where the name is spelled Bolles, are descended from Thomas, of New London.
BOWLES, RICHARD, (or Vowles, or Fowles, Richard,) was made free of the corporation and sworn to the office of constable, for and within the plantation of Greenwich, for the year, or until a new one should be chosen, by order of the Gen'l Court of Conn., Oct. 9, 1662, and at a session of the Gen'l Court, (Oct.) 8, 1663, he was appointed constable for the town of Hastings, and Commissioner Bud ordered to give him his oath. Oct. 12, 1665, he is found a deputy to the Gen'l Court, also in May, 1669 ; he was an important and effi- cient man in the Colony. This name has been decyphered from the original record, Bowles, Vowles, and Fowles, the last was probably his name, as the last name is yet found in the vicinity of Rye, and neither Bowles, or Vowles, have been found there since.
BOLLES, THOMAS, came to New London, and was there as
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early as 1671. The precise time he came to N. L. is not known ; one of his brothers d. at Boston without issue. Tho's settled at N. L., at the solicitation of Mr. Winthrop, who was then Gov. of Conn., (after 1656.) He offered ten young apple trees to each man who would settle there. Mr. Bolles had his ten trees, and set them near what is now the north-east part of the city ; some of the trees were in bearing within the manhood of a grandson of Tho's Bolles, Sen., who lived to be over 90 years of age. Tho's purchased a place called Bolles Hill, where he died May 26, 1727, aged 84 years ; he m. Miss Wheeler, of Stonington, July 1, 1669, and had issue, Joseph, Mary and John. He then dwelt about one mile north of the village of N. L., in a log house adjoining a large rock, which rock yet re- mains to mark to his posterity, the fatal spot of their ancestor's dwell- ing-house, and where his wife and two of his children were mur- dered. His son John, was born in August, or Sept., 1676, and when nine months old was the only one of the three children who survived ; the murder of his mother, brother and sister had taken place, and John then an infant was found weltering in his mother's blood. Mr. Tho's Bolles left his family to go to N. L. ; during his short absence a boy by the name of Stoddard, about 16 years old, whose father lived about one mile north of Bolles' house, at a place yet called Stoddard's Neck, on the Thames, came to the house of Mr. Bolles, and requested the loan of some article, which Mrs. Bolles refused him, and she expostulated with him for his dishonesty, in pilfering small articles ; he became enraged and went to the wood-pile, pro- cured the ax and returned to the house where she was sitting with her infant (John) in her lap, combing her hair. Stoddard gave her a fatal blow upon her head with the edge of the ax ; he then killed the two older children, Joseph and Mary, who were playing upon the rock near the house, and spared only the infant. Mr. Bolles soon returned and found his family in this horrid condition. He was first examined and acquitted. An Indian was then arrested taken to Hartford, and tried once and again, but finally acquitted. More than a year after, Stoddard was left at home by his parents to take charge of his little brother, while his father and mother went to an Indian powow, at Groton, to sell cakes; Stoddard to rid him- self of the care of his brother, killed the child, (or supposed he had,) and immediately set off for the town to tell the magistrates to give the alarm, that the Indians had killed his brother : on the way he met two men; one returned with him to the house, and the other to the town to give the alarm. It resulted in charging Stoddard with the
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